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we have rules of florida procedure, florida statutes and ethics. so much information got released on this case that never should have been released. we have to protect the investigation and pros cog for trayvon, for his family and for george zimmerman and that is what we will continue to do. >> and did you talk to george? >> i did not, catherine. we don't talk to any defend who is represented by council unless he waves his right to council. we never had to address that situation. >> yesterday, the attorneys who represented mr. zimmerman, or at least speaking for him, said they had recused themselves because they had not been in contact with him k. you shed any light at all on how mr. zimmerman came to turn himself in? >> i can not. >> the coordinated process at all? >> it's a coordinated process and law enforcement has had this under control since there was a lot of speculation about oh, my goodness, does law enforcement know where he is, do they have it under control? this is what we do every day on behalf of our community, what fdle does every si
we have rules of florida procedure, florida statutes and ethics. so much information got released on this case that never should have been released. we have to protect the investigation and pros cog for trayvon, for his family and for george zimmerman and that is what we will continue to do. >> and did you talk to george? >> i did not, catherine. we don't talk to any defend who is represented by council unless he waves his right to council. we never had to address that situation....
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he is in florida. mr. zimmerman was outside of florida when he heard that charges were likely imminent. >> i'm sorry to interrupt. angela corey, the special prosecutor. >>> good evening, everyone. i am angela corey, the special prosecutor for the trayvon martin case. just moments ago, we spoke by phone with sabrina fulton and tracy martin. it was less than three weeks ago that we told those sweet parents we would get answers to all of their questions no matter where our quest for the truth led us. it is the search for justice for trayvon that has brought us to this moment. the team here with me has worked tirelessly. i want to introduce bernie delirionda and john guy, my top homicide prosecutors that will lead this investigation. with us also is jim madon from e florida department of law enforcement, dominic pate, one of our special agents in charge, our share riff, john rutherford and our undersheriff, duane centerfit. we appreciate so much all of their cooperation in this. i especially want to thank my t
he is in florida. mr. zimmerman was outside of florida when he heard that charges were likely imminent. >> i'm sorry to interrupt. angela corey, the special prosecutor. >>> good evening, everyone. i am angela corey, the special prosecutor for the trayvon martin case. just moments ago, we spoke by phone with sabrina fulton and tracy martin. it was less than three weeks ago that we told those sweet parents we would get answers to all of their questions no matter where our quest for...
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i just right now -- even though f florida is going downhill, states north of florida is on the rise. this problem is just moving north and west. >> just glad to hear you admit that and to say that. that is encouraging to me. can you speak briefly about the cardinal case? now that the district court, resolved the restraining order what are the next steps in the cardinal case. apparently cardinal plans to appeal. if the district court order is uphead, what its the next step? >> because the case is in active litigation, i am not allowed to answer questions. however i can tell you we have -- we have had cases similar to cardinal in the past. in the last, two, three years. they're exercising, their rights. and we respect that. we will continue on with the program. looking at our distributors, making sure they meet their obligations under the act. if they don't meet their obligations under the act we will take the same action that we have taken. >> i'm just encouraged. long ago you and i argued that all of it was coming out of grandma's medicine chest, correct? >> yes, ma'am. not that i do
i just right now -- even though f florida is going downhill, states north of florida is on the rise. this problem is just moving north and west. >> just glad to hear you admit that and to say that. that is encouraging to me. can you speak briefly about the cardinal case? now that the district court, resolved the restraining order what are the next steps in the cardinal case. apparently cardinal plans to appeal. if the district court order is uphead, what its the next step? >>...
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barricades are up outside the correctional facility in sanford, florida. police have been trying to could the peace in the city for some time while martin's supporters have been pressing for zimmerman's arrest. the reverend al sharpton is in d.c. today and is calling for peace in anticipation of the special prosecutor's press conference. zimmerman apparently needs a new defense team. the two attorneys representing him quit yesterday after they said zimmerman stonned talking to them. let's go now -- stopped talking to them. let's go now to the press conference down in florida. >> good evening, everyone. i am angela corey, the special prosecutor for the trayvon martin case. just moments ago we spoke by phone with sybrina fulton and tracy martin. it was less than three weeks ago that we told those sweet parents that we will get answers to all of their questions no matter where our quest for the truth led us and it is our search for justice for trayvon that has brought to us this moment. the team here with me has worked tirelessly looking for answers in trayvo
barricades are up outside the correctional facility in sanford, florida. police have been trying to could the peace in the city for some time while martin's supporters have been pressing for zimmerman's arrest. the reverend al sharpton is in d.c. today and is calling for peace in anticipation of the special prosecutor's press conference. zimmerman apparently needs a new defense team. the two attorneys representing him quit yesterday after they said zimmerman stonned talking to them. let's go...
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we begin with sanford, florida, in sanford, florida, with nbc's kerry sanders. anything new about what we will hear at 6:00? >> let's just bring folks up-to-date that are just tuning in. earlier today angela corey announced th announced she would be having a news conference at 6:00. pete williams, our colleague is washington wz says law enforcement services confirmed she will announce charges against 28-year-old george zimmerman. george zimmerman is the man who shot trayvon martin in sanford. it was a rainy night. and the incident develop need what we have seen today. but the initial part of this story is why it has become what it is today. initially in the first seven hours and 50 minutes of shooting through investigation, the sanford police department concluded along with the state attorney here in seminole county that there would not be charges. the community was outraged. specifically trayvon martin's family. his father who lived in the apartment there with his girlfriend hp trayvon's mother who lived in south florida could not believe that police had wrappe
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much like florida, our pain clinics, pill mills were not regulated. however bill 93 regulated pain clinics in ohio. it required physician ownership of pain lyclinics it requires tm to review our prescription monitoring program in hoip hohi. they had to do that treating chronic pain patients. attorney general dewine has worked tirelessly to create a multidisciplinary approach to the investigation and prosecution of prescription drug cases. attorney general dewine worked with law enforcement at the local, state, federal levels in ohio to investigate prescription drug cases. we are currently working with prosecutor as cross ohio to prosecute these cases. he is proud to be part of the statewide team in an effort to protect ohio's families. our next step, the attorney general, believes is to build a bridge with state and federal officials across the nation. to have a true impact, we must collaborate on a multistate approach to combat this scourge. ohio and the nation must be proactive working with all the stake holders to take m this epidemic. when this ha
much like florida, our pain clinics, pill mills were not regulated. however bill 93 regulated pain clinics in ohio. it required physician ownership of pain lyclinics it requires tm to review our prescription monitoring program in hoip hohi. they had to do that treating chronic pain patients. attorney general dewine has worked tirelessly to create a multidisciplinary approach to the investigation and prosecution of prescription drug cases. attorney general dewine worked with law enforcement at...
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you are familiar with florida law.
you are familiar with florida law.
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we enforce the laws of the state of florida. if that becomes an affirmative defense just like alibi insanity, any of the other defenses we will handle it accordingly. seminole county is the venue. we are appointed as prosecutors, we step into the prosecutor rolled down in seminole county. it is the court of jurisdiction and the venue. the question was, did we think we would be able to try the case there. that is a determination that will be made closer to if and when we pick a jury. >> [unintelligible] >> you asked about my concerns and i will tell you. there has been an overwhelming amount of publicity in this case that we hope will not impair us from picking a fair and impartial jury. we think a lot of facts or put out -- that is the problem. when i tell you it comes out in front of a jury, they are not allowed to render a decision until everything is in front of them. they are instructed that they cannot form a decision until they have heard everything. it is regrettable that somebody -- so many facts and details were release
we enforce the laws of the state of florida. if that becomes an affirmative defense just like alibi insanity, any of the other defenses we will handle it accordingly. seminole county is the venue. we are appointed as prosecutors, we step into the prosecutor rolled down in seminole county. it is the court of jurisdiction and the venue. the question was, did we think we would be able to try the case there. that is a determination that will be made closer to if and when we pick a jury. >>...
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i'm he from tampa, florida. besides our amazing economics department a lot of our professors are really liberal and do you you think it is worth it to stand up you to some of the professors knowing that they can lower our grades? >> what do you mean they are really liberal? >> in the classroom they are clearly biased towards more liberal policies and make comments. >> bigger government. >> bigger comment and make comments towards conservatives that are derogatory. is it really worth it to stand up to them? >> that is the beauty of an individual choice. i can't decide that for you. i know when i was in college sometimes i kept my mouth shut and sometimes i talked back. you just have to judge the teacher. but have you had teachers you think who gave you a lower grade because you had the wrong politics? well, that is too bad. i hope you stand up to them and i like it that you are wearing an austrian economics t-shirt. >> thank you. >> i'm lane garrett from right here in tallahassee, florida. you write about drug le
i'm he from tampa, florida. besides our amazing economics department a lot of our professors are really liberal and do you you think it is worth it to stand up you to some of the professors knowing that they can lower our grades? >> what do you mean they are really liberal? >> in the classroom they are clearly biased towards more liberal policies and make comments. >> bigger government. >> bigger comment and make comments towards conservatives that are derogatory. is it...
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let's go to kerry sanders in florida. we were told the media would get a three-hour heads up when the news conference was to take place and the news leaked out earlier than that. >> it has indeed. so now we're waiting and lots of folks waiting for the official word, but as we're waiting for the official word i think that one of the things that will sort of be curious to folks is if they have been following the story closely, especially in the last 24 hours, they know that his legal team dropped out in a very unusual press conference and during that press conference they actually said that they had decided what they were going to do was remove themselves because not only did they not have contact with their client, but they didn't know where their client was and then they said their client left the state. now, that raised all sorts of questions, especially to trayvon martin's family and attorneys who were concerned that if charges came, would they be able to find him to charge him or is he effectively turning into somebody
let's go to kerry sanders in florida. we were told the media would get a three-hour heads up when the news conference was to take place and the news leaked out earlier than that. >> it has indeed. so now we're waiting and lots of folks waiting for the official word, but as we're waiting for the official word i think that one of the things that will sort of be curious to folks is if they have been following the story closely, especially in the last 24 hours, they know that his legal team...
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she is a native of florida, and she graduated from the university of florida, which i represent. so i'm proud to have her as so-called constituent. she also graduates from stetson law school and was a prosecutor for almost 18 years. among her top priorities is strengthening penalties to stop pill mills in the sunshine state, which from our last hearing, madam chair on this issue was a prevalent problem in our state. and with her dedication and leadership against prescription drug abuse, florida went from having 98 of the top 100 dispensing physicians for oxycontin pills to having 13 dispensing physicians residing in florida. so frankly, her success in this effort results in recognition for the national association of drug diversion investigators, the florida police chiefs association, and from the florida board of medicine. so i want to welcome her, and i thank you, madam chair, for the opportunity to do so. >> thank you. and i just want to point out that there is a hearing going on in the health subcommittee with a cabinet secretary. so a lot of members are bouncing in and out.
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>> florida does have the most. florida is considerrd one of the leading thunderstorm capitals of the world. i know a lot about showers and thunderstorms but not so much about florida and their thunderstorm history but there are only a few countries in the world that get more thunderstorms than florida. i realize florida is not its own country. but you got to get into the tropical portions of africa like uganda and that part of the world where the tropical rain forests where they have more thunderstorm activity than florida. the reason why is somewhat complicated. don't have enough time to explain exactly why. this is a fascinating. this is a map of the lower 48 and this is the number of days of thunderstorms per year. you notice if you look carefully, the mid-atlantic, the washington area, we get between about 30 and 40 thunderstorm days per year. that is days where before a thunderstorm reported. you can see the farther south you get, you get down into the south, wisdom, you get up into the 60-day range and you ge
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florida, though she would not give any further details about that. joining us now is kendall coffey, a former federal prosecutor and attorney in florida. your immediate reaction there to special prosecutor angela corey's public statement. >> the charge is very aggressive. the presentation masterful. a very good civics lesson about the process. and in part a very compelling statement about her commitment to victims. an etch sis overand over again that this was business as usual despite the huge amount of public interest. and she did a heck of a job explaining that while she redid the investigation, not a word of criticism for everyone involved. simply prays for the team working together. i give it an a plus. >> we have eugene jay donald. what did you think when she explained there was excusable and justifiable homicides, and she wanted to determine which this was. it seemed to me that she was suggesting in a mr. zimmerman would have problems using the stand your ground law as his defense. >> i agree her presentation was masterful, it's matter of fact,
florida, though she would not give any further details about that. joining us now is kendall coffey, a former federal prosecutor and attorney in florida. your immediate reaction there to special prosecutor angela corey's public statement. >> the charge is very aggressive. the presentation masterful. a very good civics lesson about the process. and in part a very compelling statement about her commitment to victims. an etch sis overand over again that this was business as usual despite the...
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i saw the governor of florida rick scott issue a statement that said i trust in the goodness of florida citizens to allow the justice system to reach a conclusion in this case. is the implication here that if in fact he is charged say with manslaughter, in connection with the death of trayvon martin that zimmerman's supporters might react negatively in the sense of being angered by all of this and there could be protests from zimmerman's supporters and friends? is that what the concern might be? >> reporter: i think the greatest concern is that if -- if in any way zimmerman could be cleared of all charges, and that, of course, is a possibility that could be out there. emotions have been running high. no one is suggesting that there will be violence either way. the mayor certainly doesn't believe there will be violence. they've had many demonstrations and they've had thousands of people in this community and every one of those demonstrations has been peaceful and there has not been a single arrest and that confrontation was totally avoided. the only serious consequence, we should point o
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perhaps in part because of florida's "stand your ground" law. >> jon: florida. i feel like florida and arizona are locked in a harm's race. all right, florida, what is the "stand your ground law." >> the law says a citizen who feels threatened has no duty to retreat. in florida is immune from civil or criminal action if the force is considered justified. >> florida's "stand your ground" law gives enormous lee way for people like zimmerman to use deadly force if they feel threatened. >> jon: how can a state have that law and spring break? hey, i have an idea. let's pass a law saying anyone who feels threatened doesn't have to retreat and then invite dozens of frat guys to town. it's like in new york subway: if you see something, shoot something. it's a great idea. i seem to recall a slight complication for this zimmerman "stand your ground" defense. >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> we don't need you to do that. >> okay. >> jon: oh, okay. so, i'll follow him. does florida also have a "move your ground" law. if the police had done a more thorough investigation
perhaps in part because of florida's "stand your ground" law. >> jon: florida. i feel like florida and arizona are locked in a harm's race. all right, florida, what is the "stand your ground law." >> the law says a citizen who feels threatened has no duty to retreat. in florida is immune from civil or criminal action if the force is considered justified. >> florida's "stand your ground" law gives enormous lee way for people like zimmerman to use...
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tonight, he's in custody in florida. we'll have reaction to the prosecutor's decision. >>> defiance. a report north korea may fire off the rocket as early as tonight, and we're there. >>> the revelation. if you have ever wondered what was going on in that famous photo, tonight, hillary clinton reveals the truth of that night. >>> and taking a stand. ashley judd, her first television interview fighting back against rumors and insults about the way she looks in a society she says is out of whack. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. tonight, george zimmerman, the armed neighborhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed teenager named trayvon martin after a scuffle, has been charged with murder in the second degree. he has been free, released by police in sanford, florida. he was not arrested until just late today. after weeks of protests and national attention, the case of trayvon martin has now entered a decidedly new phase. our team is in place, and we begin our coverage of this still unfolding tonight with kerry s
tonight, he's in custody in florida. we'll have reaction to the prosecutor's decision. >>> defiance. a report north korea may fire off the rocket as early as tonight, and we're there. >>> the revelation. if you have ever wondered what was going on in that famous photo, tonight, hillary clinton reveals the truth of that night. >>> and taking a stand. ashley judd, her first television interview fighting back against rumors and insults about the way she looks in a...
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. >>> let's go to breaking news right out of florida. a special prosecutor says the state has charged the man accused of shooting an unarmed teen. let's take you live to the scene. it will be a live picture of the press conference taking place in jacksonville, florida. that is state attorney angela corey of that area. reportedly what we have heard is he has charged george zimmerman, the captain of the community watch group with second-degree-murder back in february. zimmerman is in custody. zimmerman admitted to the shooting but said it was in self-defense. it is part of the stand your ground giving people wide at-- at tad -- latitude. coming up at 6:30 we'll have complete coverage with diane sawyer. we'll bring more as this newscast continues. >>> now to a breaking news update. a four alarm fire at a dundalk church has been ruled an are a son. the fire was set outside the building near two sheds in the back. the fire quickly spread into the church because of high winds heavily damaging the building. >> bad. a lot of work's got to be don
. >>> let's go to breaking news right out of florida. a special prosecutor says the state has charged the man accused of shooting an unarmed teen. let's take you live to the scene. it will be a live picture of the press conference taking place in jacksonville, florida. that is state attorney angela corey of that area. reportedly what we have heard is he has charged george zimmerman, the captain of the community watch group with second-degree-murder back in february. zimmerman is in...
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also on trial is florida's stand your ground law. florida led the nation in implementing the law. now that governor rick scott has designated a task force to stand your ground, could it set the stand for repeal or revision? plus, republicans are discouraged about mitt romney's prospects and democrats plan to make them more discouraged. give up the romney is a flip-flopper argument and hold him to all of those right-wring positions he took in the primaries. and there's more fallout. three more agents are out. finally, let me finish with the number that will determine whether obama or romney gets elected this year. we begin with george zimmerman's day in court. joanne reed isç managing edito of grio.com. well, i always start these conversations by saying i am not a lawyer. i listen to those who are. let's take a look at this. here's george zimmerman speaking in court this morning and addressing the parents right there in court of trayvon martin. let's watch. >> i wanted to say that i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little younge
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first from fox at 3:00, breaking news from central florida according to multiple fox sources, the florida special prosecutor will announce today she is, indeed, charging george zimmerman in connection with the shooting death of the unarmed teen, trayvon martin. according to police reports george zimmerman admitted he shot and killed the team in the gated neighborhood. the shooter claimed it was in self-defense. after he says the 17-year-old whom he was following attacked him. it is not clear what the charges will be. fox news has not independently confirmed the reports. we understand now this will be a news conference later today, 6:00 or land -- orlando time. the family have demanded the cops arrest george zimmerman so the legal process can go forward. the family accused the shooter of racial profiling. the zimmerman family denies that george zimmerman is now in hiding. his defense team quit yesterday saying they lost contact with him. and he had broken their rules. the special prosecutor in the case announced this week she was not seeking to have this case go for a grand jury which is n
first from fox at 3:00, breaking news from central florida according to multiple fox sources, the florida special prosecutor will announce today she is, indeed, charging george zimmerman in connection with the shooting death of the unarmed teen, trayvon martin. according to police reports george zimmerman admitted he shot and killed the team in the gated neighborhood. the shooter claimed it was in self-defense. after he says the 17-year-old whom he was following attacked him. it is not clear...
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yes i was an employee of that the court under transportation florida department of florida department of transportation department entered into a contract with me and i believe in january of ninety nine i had no and this is yang's that's approximately ninety four ninety five did she ever tell you how she came to hire tom feeney. kate it to me that now i hear that he was in politics that they had hired mr cheney as your general counsel does that strike you as odd that a company doing business with the state would hire the incoming speaker of the house it struck me as odd that an individual like this in addition to being general counsel for a vendor when also be the registered paid lobbyist for a vendor and mr feeney was both for young enterprises contract correct yes and this is a secure contrary can talk be have to have sort of top secret clearance to have this goes through they must have some clearance because it did feel to help them get that confidence i don't know but he has connections to nasa his wife works there. something was slowly going wrong the invoices from yang began to
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it's different in florida. some states you have to be arraigned where you enter a plea of not guilty or you plead guilty. it cube little bit longer if somebody want mrs. time. >> and we know that florida is up with of 26 or 27 states with a stand your ground law, the defense then files a motion to discuss, right? based upon that. >> yes, the defense will file a motion at arraignment asking for a hearing on this law. that's what we anticipate will happen. he said he was justified. and this immunity hearing as it's called will be critical. a lot of witnesses, ear witnesses, eyewitnesses, people the police talk to will be expected to testify. i wouldn't be surprised if zimmerman himself testified. because this is the shot at getting the case dismissed. the defense has the burden to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. the defense has a burden to prove yus justification by a preponderance of the evidence. if the defense wins, then he's immune from prosecution and the case is over. but that decision by the judg
it's different in florida. some states you have to be arraigned where you enter a plea of not guilty or you plead guilty. it cube little bit longer if somebody want mrs. time. >> and we know that florida is up with of 26 or 27 states with a stand your ground law, the defense then files a motion to discuss, right? based upon that. >> yes, the defense will file a motion at arraignment asking for a hearing on this law. that's what we anticipate will happen. he said he was justified....
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that's what they have to prove in florida. if convicted, zimmerman will face 25 years to life in prison. if your opinion, and you have been a defense attorney, do you think they would have moved for murder two as opposed to manslaughter unless they felt they had evidence to back this up? >> you would think they would have, but i don't necessarily think they really believe totally they can get a second-degree murder conviction. i say that because there there. >> beth: be this whole question of the initial stand your ground. that's going out. they're not going to be able to win that at all. but when you get down to a fight, regardless of who -- >> you mean zimmerman will not be able to prove stand your ground? >> no, she not going to be able to prove that because he is the aggressor and the pursuer. when you are in a fight, no matter who started it, if gentleman basically believes his life is in danger, even though it's unreasonable, and he shoots and kills trayvon, that's still murder and that's a manslaughter case. and so on t
that's what they have to prove in florida. if convicted, zimmerman will face 25 years to life in prison. if your opinion, and you have been a defense attorney, do you think they would have moved for murder two as opposed to manslaughter unless they felt they had evidence to back this up? >> you would think they would have, but i don't necessarily think they really believe totally they can get a second-degree murder conviction. i say that because there there. >> beth: be this whole...
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this is about a 17-year-old boy in a florida grave. this is about his family that will never get a chance to hear his voice ever 3vñiymagain. this is about a man who took his life and whether or not the law protects george zimmerman or george zimmerman violated that law, it is about justice. it's about people's faith in the justice system. the only way itç works is thate have faith that the justice system will work for us. martin luther king said in the mountain top speech in 1968, all we say to america is just be true to what you said on paper. if you are saying that all people are created equally and that justice is blind and justice must be blindly applied and blindly pursued. that means that if a black person commits a crime, they should be no more harshly prosecuted or no more leniently prosecuted than anybody else. if a black person is the victim of a crime, then that person who committed the crime against them should be no more leniently prosecuted or harshly prosecuted. lawrence, i love america, not because america is perfe
this is about a 17-year-old boy in a florida grave. this is about his family that will never get a chance to hear his voice ever 3vñiymagain. this is about a man who took his life and whether or not the law protects george zimmerman or george zimmerman violated that law, it is about justice. it's about people's faith in the justice system. the only way itç works is thate have faith that the justice system will work for us. martin luther king said in the mountain top speech in 1968, all we...
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but i don't stop somewhere in florida he was we're going to tallahassee florida we're going to tallahassee so here we're until i assume right then there's valdosta which is just our half way hour and a half way sort of a border town in georgia and i thought always there are a lot of hotels are going to stop at georgia prior to getting the valdosta a whole thing just wrong there's a report that he called into d.o.t. at six forty five in the morning and yet they have him killing himself thirty eight minutes later even though it's another hour to get the belt off that supposedly he's in the motel room one night but there's two receipts. in the police report as one is a check and receipt there's a check out receipt he killed himself he didn't check out well i've not checked in a motel room where they charge you up front and in other words they check you in and take you out same time on different days. only they do it yeah there's another problem with that the first received is they didn't know june twenty ninth two thousand and three using science you claim it as you go through it in pieces wh
but i don't stop somewhere in florida he was we're going to tallahassee florida we're going to tallahassee so here we're until i assume right then there's valdosta which is just our half way hour and a half way sort of a border town in georgia and i thought always there are a lot of hotels are going to stop at georgia prior to getting the valdosta a whole thing just wrong there's a report that he called into d.o.t. at six forty five in the morning and yet they have him killing himself thirty...
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happened to stop black vote that was exposed in florida i know. took place in georgia and probably oh all across the south i'm in tennessee to attend a national conference on election fraud. curtis is the. whistleblower from florida so he's going to show how you can be back in the city. was that. if you have no vote you have no civil rights in two thousand i was working for you enterprises which was a company in obio florida and their their chief lobbyist their corporate attorney and speaker of the house of horror was beating them he was sort of the gist contract so he came in one day my what my first introductions to him and he wanted us to build a boat looking software when a vote fraud systems would be built he wanted a program that could flip the votes without anyone seeing he wanted it to be able to be run and a touch screen machine in other words hidden buttons on the screen or something like that no keyboard no no guy in a black mask sitting across the street and poking things then no just walk up and do something and he wanted the source c
happened to stop black vote that was exposed in florida i know. took place in georgia and probably oh all across the south i'm in tennessee to attend a national conference on election fraud. curtis is the. whistleblower from florida so he's going to show how you can be back in the city. was that. if you have no vote you have no civil rights in two thousand i was working for you enterprises which was a company in obio florida and their their chief lobbyist their corporate attorney and speaker of...
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it is possible he is in florida. i understand there are no concerns among the law enforcement about his location so they know where he is. how? they could be tracing the cell phone, but the matter of where he is i am told is not an issue. and then the matter of charges. and a couple of other things. judge, no murder one because you have to have a grand jury for murder one. murder two, manslaughter. that is you had a gun, you shot the gun and you intended to kill. manslaughter, you had a gun, and you intended to shoot it. >>judge napolitano: you were reckless or indifferent and didn't care. the government has to prove a different state of mind and the government would punish for a state of mind because murder two, the punishment is life in prison. manslaughter, the punishment is 15 years and in florida that is 11 years so it makes all difference what they charge him with, and some prosecutors will overlap, -- overcharge, for more than they can prove, hoping the jury can compromise. they could charge with murder two ex
it is possible he is in florida. i understand there are no concerns among the law enforcement about his location so they know where he is. how? they could be tracing the cell phone, but the matter of where he is i am told is not an issue. and then the matter of charges. and a couple of other things. judge, no murder one because you have to have a grand jury for murder one. murder two, manslaughter. that is you had a gun, you shot the gun and you intended to kill. manslaughter, you had a gun,...
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debra giles runs a center in orlando, florida. giles tells our undercover family that she loves all the kids in her care. >> i choose each one of as one of my children. >> reporter: that's comforting, but several years ago giles pleaded no contest to felony charges for beating her own 12-year-old daughter, causing bruises all over the child's body. she also pleaded no contest to a battery charge. so i went back with our undercover parents and asked giles whether the people who work at her center have undergone background checks. >> every five years. >> reporter: every five years. >> we're supposed to do a background. >> reporter: and what about your background? what about your background? >> i don't do nothing so -- >> reporter: nobody here has any criminal history? >> no. no. >> reporter: not the employees or you? >> well, i had something going on with myself, but i had a -- >> reporter: she said there had been an incident but insisted that her daughter was just trying to get her into trouble. that's when i told giles who i was.
debra giles runs a center in orlando, florida. giles tells our undercover family that she loves all the kids in her care. >> i choose each one of as one of my children. >> reporter: that's comforting, but several years ago giles pleaded no contest to felony charges for beating her own 12-year-old daughter, causing bruises all over the child's body. she also pleaded no contest to a battery charge. so i went back with our undercover parents and asked giles whether the people who work...
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fortunately you guys know where florida is. [ laughter ] but the spanish governor of florida, governor quesada extended an invitation for americans to move into florida. all they would need to do is take an oath of loyalty to the spanish government, profess to be catholics and they could acquire all the land they wanted. jefferson thought this was a great idea. he said he wished 100,000 americans would move there because it would give us peaceably what might otherwise cost us a war. what jefferson is telling us there is this is his vision for how americans would incorporate territory. they would be invited in. they would profess loyalty to that government. they would embrace that government's christian faith and then in due time, their american loyalties and emotions would bubble to the top. and at that point, they would welcome the opportunity to join the constellation of stars and stripes. keep that in mind. that's a framework. that's a modus operandi that jefferson envisioned for america. in 1801, jefferson mentioned in his first inaugural address that the united states was a chosen
fortunately you guys know where florida is. [ laughter ] but the spanish governor of florida, governor quesada extended an invitation for americans to move into florida. all they would need to do is take an oath of loyalty to the spanish government, profess to be catholics and they could acquire all the land they wanted. jefferson thought this was a great idea. he said he wished 100,000 americans would move there because it would give us peaceably what might otherwise cost us a war. what...
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let's go back to florida, or maybe, kentucky. let's start with florida. when you have your program, your pdmp, do you have identification system, is that how it, in part, included in it? >> we -- as i'm sure you are aware, we had some very difficult problems getting our pdmp in place, prescription drug monitoring program. it was in 48 states have a pdmp. many weren't up and running. and ours was one of them. we received some resistance. what we have done now is -- that, it's up and running. we had some issues with getting it funded. seeing who came forward. >> that's not what i am asking -- stow when someone comes in, do they, do they enter their name or something into? >> yes. >> into a file? >> yes. >> enter their name. available for everyone in the state of florida. >> absolutely. used to be 15-day reporting noucht now we have limited that to seven day reporting. we shortened the reporting period. >> if it works in your state why wouldn't that work nationally? >> this is, like i said, brand new in our state because the it had never been funded. now fun
let's go back to florida, or maybe, kentucky. let's start with florida. when you have your program, your pdmp, do you have identification system, is that how it, in part, included in it? >> we -- as i'm sure you are aware, we had some very difficult problems getting our pdmp in place, prescription drug monitoring program. it was in 48 states have a pdmp. many weren't up and running. and ours was one of them. we received some resistance. what we have done now is -- that, it's up and...
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in florida, a national cause. and that central fact at the center of that case changed today. and it never would have changed if it were not for the outrage, the tang, the protests, the emotion that has surrounded this case. and so whether or not, again, you have been paying attention to this story every day, today is the day to really understand it. on sunday, february 26th, a neighborhood watch volunteer in sanford, florida, a man named george zimmerman called local police. he said there had been recent break-ins in the area. he asked police to respond to someone he described as a suspicious-looking person. he described this suspicious person as a black male, probably in his late teens, wearing a dark hoodie. the man who the 911 caller was so suspicious of was, in fact, a young black man. he was a very young man. he was 17 years old. he was not armed and it turned out he had every reason to be exactly where he was. his father's girlfriend had a home in that gated community and young trayvon martin was walking ba
in florida, a national cause. and that central fact at the center of that case changed today. and it never would have changed if it were not for the outrage, the tang, the protests, the emotion that has surrounded this case. and so whether or not, again, you have been paying attention to this story every day, today is the day to really understand it. on sunday, february 26th, a neighborhood watch volunteer in sanford, florida, a man named george zimmerman called local police. he said there had...
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we enforce the laws of the state of florida. and if that law becomes an affirmative defense just like alibi, insanity, entrapment, or any of the other affirmative defenses we'll handle it accordingly. >> you weren't sure about seminole county being the venue currently? >> no. seminole county is absolutely the venue. when we're appointed as prosecutors we step into the prosecution role down in seminole county. right now it is the court of jurisdiction. it is the venue. the question was, did we think we'd be able to try the case there or i thought, was that your question bob? >> yes. >> okay. did we think we'd be able to try it there? that is a determination that will be made closer to if and when we pick a jury. >> two more questions. >> perhaps based upon pretrial publicity, tell us your concerns about what you've heard and seen out there if you have and what effect would it have on a jury in seminole county or elsewhere? >> you asked about my concerns. i will tell you. there's been an overwhelming amount of publicity in this ca
we enforce the laws of the state of florida. and if that law becomes an affirmative defense just like alibi, insanity, entrapment, or any of the other affirmative defenses we'll handle it accordingly. >> you weren't sure about seminole county being the venue currently? >> no. seminole county is absolutely the venue. when we're appointed as prosecutors we step into the prosecution role down in seminole county. right now it is the court of jurisdiction. it is the venue. the question...
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it will go somewhere else in florida. however, everybody in the state of florida, you would be hard pressed to find somebody that has not heard something and made an opinion. it's not that somebody can be chosen that's never heard of the case, it's whether the person can listen to the evidence and make a impartial verdict. that, they say, can still be found in the state of florida. >> all right, thank you very much, martin savidge. good reporting out there. we appreciate it. we're joined right now on the phone by the new attorney for mr. zimmerman, mark o'meara who is joining us now. we just found out this afternoon that he's representing mr. zimmerman. mr. o'maura, tell me your reaction. >> again, she charged with second degree but she knows the evidence and i don't yet so it's tough for me to comment on what i haven't seen yet. we'll have to wait until the process works through. >> when you say you're surprised by that charge, why? >> well, because again, she knows the evidence but that type of crime would suggest that
it will go somewhere else in florida. however, everybody in the state of florida, you would be hard pressed to find somebody that has not heard something and made an opinion. it's not that somebody can be chosen that's never heard of the case, it's whether the person can listen to the evidence and make a impartial verdict. that, they say, can still be found in the state of florida. >> all right, thank you very much, martin savidge. good reporting out there. we appreciate it. we're joined...
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florida and ohio. look at this. if you take swing states and assume the hispanic sweep here, if you will, out west and give pennsylvania, which has gone democrat since 1988, look at what's in gray. 262. he needs eight. florida, north carolina, virginia and ohio. of the four, virginia is probably the state that the obama campaign feels the best about because it's a growing state. they have a large african-american population. without ohio, without florida, without new hampshire, mind you, mitt romney could win iowa and new hampshire, win ohio, win florida, win north carolina. and because of his panics, that's what's going on here, he would be seven electoral votes short. that is a map problem like nobody's business. let's look at romney's issue to show you, again. let's say he is able to carry some of these bush states from '04. let's give him nevada for now. not colorado. colorado is a state that's been trending toward democrats slightly. let's give him nevada, north carolina and virginia. even if you
florida and ohio. look at this. if you take swing states and assume the hispanic sweep here, if you will, out west and give pennsylvania, which has gone democrat since 1988, look at what's in gray. 262. he needs eight. florida, north carolina, virginia and ohio. of the four, virginia is probably the state that the obama campaign feels the best about because it's a growing state. they have a large african-american population. without ohio, without florida, without new hampshire, mind you, mitt...
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this is florida. florida has the sunshine law. >> you say no criminal record. he did have that run-in with police. he didn't spend time, it was deferred. >> it was expunged -- deferred prosecution. >> what is it called where you go to like -- >> oh, diversion. >> diversion. >> that's right. but almost certainly that's not the kind of thing that could be admitted in court. but what -- this is a guy who will be terrified of getting a life sentence, who does not want to sit through a trial, who will really may try to limit his exposure -- >> but that's assuming that the prosecution, jeff, would offer a plea. >> of course, that's right. prosecutors like the sure thing of pleas here. >> but you're looking at a career prosecutor who's known as being very tough on crime. who is known as having this excruise missile prosecute yal bent. she was talking about praying with trayvon martin's family. in light of that, in light of the high-profile nature, i'm going to disagree with you, jeffrey toobin. i don't think that we'll see a plea here. >> were you surprised to hear th
this is florida. florida has the sunshine law. >> you say no criminal record. he did have that run-in with police. he didn't spend time, it was deferred. >> it was expunged -- deferred prosecution. >> what is it called where you go to like -- >> oh, diversion. >> diversion. >> that's right. but almost certainly that's not the kind of thing that could be admitted in court. but what -- this is a guy who will be terrified of getting a life sentence, who does not...